Right on, Joe. Like you, I have bought the corned beef not-in-a-can. The DH is coming home from a business trip on Wednesday, and I plan to serve the whole enchilada:

corned beef
cabbage - steamed for 10 minutes over clear water
boiled potatoes
Irish soda bread.
horseradish on the side
beer

I buy extra packages of the corned beef and keep it in the deep freeze. It lasts for months and comes out for special occasions. I know it's too salty for regular consumption. Best music to go with this: Irish traditional.

By the way, The Joy of Cooking says that few words in the English language vary so much in spelling as 'ketchup.'

Emma, you are so right about the canned corned beef for hash. Once in a while we have it for dinner, with a fried egg on top and a dash of ketchup. This is good food for car camping, too. Best music to go with this: rounds and folk songs such as 'On Top of Old Smoky' sung around the campfire.